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Patented Julie 4, 1889.

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CAMERA STAND.

PatentedJune 4, 1889..

Inz erzior UNITED v STATES PATENT OFFICE.

\VILLARD H. FULLER, OF PASSAIC, NEvV JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE SCOVILLMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF NElV 'YORK, N.-Y.

CAM ERA-STAN D.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 404,396, dated June 4,1889.

Application filed November 1'7, 1888. Serial No. 291,139. (No model.)

.To on whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, VILLARD H. FULLER, of Passaic, in the county ofPassaic and State of New Jersey, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Camera-Stands, of

which the following is a specification.

Iwill describe a cainera-stand embodying my improvement, and then pointout the various novel features in claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of acamera-stand embodying my improvement. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinalsection of the upper portion. Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken at theplane of the dotted line 00 m, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a plan or top view ofthe stand. Figs. 5 and G are detail views of a part of the invention.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

A designates a frame, which may be made of wood or any other suitablematerial, and which consists, essentially, of uprights a andcross-pieces or stretchers a. It is shown as of rectangular form. It mayadvantageously be provided with wheels or casters a so as to facilitateits movement into different positions. It will be seen that this frameis provided with sockets B, secured to the sides, and that the wheels orcasters a have their 0 shanks fitted into these sockets. WVhen thewheels or casters are arranged beyond the sides in this manner, abroaderand more stable base is provided for the frame.

C designates a bed supported by the frame 3 5 A. This bed has affixed toit two frames D D which, as here shown, are fitted between the uprightsa, and are preferably engaged therewith by grooves and ribs. Theseframes D D are adapted to slide up and down within the frame A for thepurpose of elevating and lowering the bed O. I

Springs E, supported by certain of the uprights a of the frame A andbearing against the frames D D and having combined with them screws Ffor varying the force with which they act upon the frames D D preserve aclose engagement of the frames D D with the frame A, so as to obviateinstability which may be occasioned from changes in the weather or othercauses.

The frames D D are provided with upright racks (Z. These engage withpinions G upon a shaft G. The shaft G is supported in bearings arrangedupon the frame A. A worm-wheel G is also affixed to the shaft G. Thisworm-wheel engages with a worm H upon a shaft H, extending at rightangles to the shaft G and supported in bearings upon the frame A. Theshaft H is provided with a hand-wheel H whereby it may be conven- 6o,iently rotated for elevating the frames D D and the bed C. Thehand-wheel is superior to a crank, because it may be reached from agreater variety of positions. Moreover, it need not project as a crankdoes. I have shown a handle h combined with this wheel; but 'it is notintended to be used permanently, but to be engaged or interlocked by ascrew-thread or bayonet-lock or the like with the hand-wheel whenever itis desirable to rotate the shaft H rapidly for the purpose of making anyconsiderable change in the elevation of the bed 0. The worm will ofcourse hold the frames D D and bed 0 in any position into which they maybe adjusted.

The bed 0 is shown as connected to the frame D by hinges d, and engagedwith upright dowel-pins d upon the frame D The bed O,therefore, maybeswung up or down at pleasure.

I designates a shaft mounted in bearings affixed to the bed C andprovided with aworm I. This worm engages with a toothed rack J ,which isaffixed to a slide J, that is mounted upon the top of the bed in suchmanner that it may move longitudinally of the bed. This slide isprovided at each side with reversed inclines j By rotating the shaftIthrough the agency of a hand-wheel or other device 0 the slide may bemoved lengthwise of the bed 0 to bring the inclines into differentpositions.

K designates an oscillating camera-support consisting of a flat board orframe having 5 side pieces 70, which are pivotally connected at aboutthe middle of the length of the support K to brackets 7t, extendingupward from the bed C. The side pieces are connected by crossbars 79.These cross-bars bear upon the inclinesj' carried by the slide J; henceby moving the slide .l in one direction its i11- elines may be made torock the camera-sil port K into one inclined position, and by moving theslide J in the other direction its slides may be made to rock thecamera-support into a reversely-inclined position.

It will be seen that the camera support K has an upturned lip or flange7; at one end, and at the other end is provided with a notch 71: foraccommodating the body of the operator. This notch is advantageous,because the operator is enabled to follow the camera as the latter isadjusted for focusing, and yet the full length of the camera-support iskept available for sustaining the camera, as the side arms of the notchform an extended bearing. It will be observed that the handwheel, whichis provided for rotating the shaft I, is opposite the notch in thecamerasupport.

It will be observed that the bed C is notched to correspond with thecamera-support. It will be further observed that the slides arelaterally beyond the notches in the bed C and camera-support K.

Ii designates a pocket for holding plates. It may be made of wood orother suitable material. Itis provided with hooks Z to engage with oneof the cross-pieces a of the frameA to secure the pocket in place, andyet admit of? its ready detachment.

\Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

A camera-stand consisting of a basef'rame provided with. wheels orcasters and. a vertically-adjustable bed and camera-support, the said spport oscillating on its center, substantially as specified.

2. In a camera-stand having a base-frame and a vertically-adjustable bedand centrallyoscillating calnerasup1.)ort, the combination, with thebase-frame, of wheels or casters secured to the sides of thebase-fi'rame so as to give the latter an extended base, snbsf antiallyas specified.

3. In a (BtlllOl'tkSiitlltl, the combination of? a base-frame, twovertically adjustable frames combined therewith, springs bearing on saidframes, and a bed hinged to one and detachably engaged with the other,substantially as specified.

1-. I11 a cannn'a-stand, the eombinathm of a base-frame, a bedadjustably su n'iorted by the base-frame and having a centraloscillation, a shaft for effecting the adjustment of the said bed, and ahand-wheel upon said shaft, substantially as specified.

5. I11 a caljncra-staml, the combinatitm of a base-frame, two uprightframes having a sliding connect-ion therewith, racks upon said uprightframes, at r (,)tary shaft, gear-Wheelsupon said shaft engaging withsaid racks, a wormwheel upon said shaft, another rotary shaft, and aworm upon the last-mentioned rotary shaft engaging with the saidworm-wheel, substantiz'llly as specified.

n. In a camera-stand, a bed and a camerasupport, both notched at oneend, saidmitches being one above the other, and the arms of the notch inthe support formingan extended bearii'1g for the camera, substantiallyas specified.

7. In a camera-stand, the coml; ination of a bed, a camera-supportpivotally connectedbetween its ends to said bed, a slide arrangedbetween said bed and came1-a-su )port, and inclines carried by saidslide operating to tilt the eamera-sumiort, substantially as specified.

8. In a camera-stand, the combination of a bed notched at one end, aeamera-support notched at the corresponding end and pivotally connectedbetween its ends to said bed, a slide arranged between said bed andcamera-support, and inclines carried by said slide and arrangedlaterally beyond the notches of the bed andcamera-support and operatingto tilt the camera, substantially as specified.

0. In a camera-stand, the combination of a bed, a cam era-supportpivotally connected between its ends to the bed, a slide between the bedand cani1era-support, inclines carried by the slide, a rack upon theslide, and a rotary shaft supported by the bed in a position parallelwith the rack and. operating to transmit longitudinal motion to theslide, substantially as specified.

10. I11v a camera-stand, the combination of a bed notched at one end, acamera-s11 )portnotched at the correspondil1g end and pivotallyeminected between its ends to the bed, a slid 0 intermediate of? the bedand camera-support, inclines carried by the slide arranged laterallybeyond the notches of? the bed and czunera-sup mrt and serving to tiltthe camera-support, and a rotary shaft servi 11g to impart longitudinalmotion to the slide and having its end which is to be actuated by theoporator located close to the inner ends of the notches in the bed andcamera-support, substantially as s 1eeified.

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